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Hoverfly Larva

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55.6514, 12.1978

Field Notes

Description:

Hoverfly larva eating an aphid

Habitat:

Bacyard, tree stem

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
MartinL
Nice observation. They could easily be called a caterpillar but fly larvae are maggots. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7913080

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PublishedSeptember 17, 2013

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